Method and apparatus for setting profile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9232392-B2
Application number	US-201414292256-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	May 30, 2013
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

A method and apparatus for setting profiles are provided. The profile setting method Includes receiving, from a first terminal, a profile transfer request message that requests transfer of a first profile or portion thereof from a first secure element to a second secure element; sending, to the first terminal, a request message requesting the first profile or portion thereof; receiving, from the first terminal, the first profile or portion thereof; configuring a second profile using the received first profile or portion thereof; and sending, to a second terminal, the configured second profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of setting profiles for a profile server, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first terminal, a profile transfer request message that requests transfer of a first profile or portion thereof from a first secure element to a second secure element;
sending, to the first terminal, a request message requesting the first profile or portion thereof;
receiving, from the first terminal, the first profile or portion thereof;
configuring a second profile using the received first profile or portion thereof; and
sending, to a second terminal, the configured second profile.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, if the second profile is successfully installed in the second secure element, a message requesting update of a security value related to the second profile to an authentication center (AuC).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first profile or portion thereof is encrypted and transmitted using a public key of the profile sever.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile server includes at least one of a profile manager server and a profile provider server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile transfer request message includes at least one of an identifier of the first terminal, an identifier of the second terminal, a profile identifier, a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Number (MSISDN, phone number), and an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI).

6. A profile server, comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive, from a first terminal, a profile transfer request message that requests transfer of a first profile or portion thereof from a first secure element to a second secure element, to send, to the first terminal, a request message requesting the first profile or a portion thereof, and to receive, from the first terminal, the first profile or a portion thereof; and
a controller configured to configure a second profile using the received the first profile or portion thereof and to control sending, to a second terminal, the configured second profile.

7. The profile server of claim 6 , wherein the communication unit sends, if the second profile is successfully installed in the second secure element, a message requesting update of a security value related to the second profile to an authentication center (AuC).

8. The profile server of claim 6 , wherein the first profile or portion thereof is encrypted and transmitted using a public key of the profile sever.

9. The profile server of claim 6 , further comprising at least one of a profile manager server and a profile provider server.

10. The profile server of claim 6 , wherein the profile transfer request message includes at least one of an identifier of the first terminal, an identifier of the second terminal, a profile identifier, an MSISDN, phone number, and an IMSI.

11. A method of setting profiles for a terminal, the method comprising:
sending, to a profile sever, a profile transfer request message that requests transfer of a first profile or portion thereof from a first secure element to a second secure element;
receiving, from the profile server, a request message requesting the first profile or a portion thereof; and
sending, to the profile sever, the first profile or a portion thereof,
wherein a second profile for the second secure element is configured using the first profile or a portion thereof.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
encrypting the first profile or a portion thereof using a public key of the profile sever.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the profile transfer request message includes at least one of an identifier of a first terminal, an identifier of a second terminal, a profile identifier, an MSISDN, phone number, and an IMSI.

14. A terminal, comprising:
a communication unit configured to send, to a profile sever, a profile transfer request message that requests transfer of a first profile or a portion thereof from a first secure element to a second secure element and to receive, from the profile server, a request message requesting the first profile or a portion thereof; and
a controller configured to control sending, to the profile sever, the first profile or a portion thereof,
wherein a second profile for the second secure element is configured using the received first profile or portion thereof.

15. The terminal of claim 14 , wherein the controller encrypts the first profile or portion thereof using a public key of the profile sever.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Duckey
• Son Jungje

Classifications

• H04W8/265

  for initial activation of new user · CPC title

• H04W12/10

  Integrity · CPC title

• H04W8/183

  Processing at user equipment or user record carrier · CPC title

• G06F21/30

  Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals · CPC title

• H04W12/02

  Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] · CPC title